In a statement sent to the press, the Port of Lisbon indicates that this ship's inaugural call in the Portuguese capital was marked with a plate exchange ceremony, which usually happens whenever a ship makes its first call at a port.

For Carlos Correia, president of the Administration of the Port of Lisbon, the Queen Anne's call represented “an honour and enormous prestige” for the Port of Lisbon, which was chosen “once again, as one of the destinations for the inaugural voyages of the ships of the Cunard Line.”

“Cunard Line ships have already attracted many curious people to the banks of the Tagus River, both for their first calls and for their international events, such as May 6, 2014, when the Port of Lisbon received the port of Lisbon for the first time simultaneously.” 3 queens” from this operator – Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Queen Victoria. It was the fourth time in history that the three “Queen” ships came together, with the Port of Lisbon being the third where this event took place”.

The new Queen Anne is 323 meters long and weighs 113,000 tons. It is the first ship to enter the Cunard Line service in more than 10 years and is the second largest ship in the company's fleet, with a capacity for 1,225 crew and 2,996 passengers in double occupancy, in the 1,397 cabins on board, spread across eight of the ship's 13 decks.